"ecobee" and "ecobee plus" skill commands

These commands can be used for any ecobee device that is linked to your ecobee account and "Discovered' by your Alexa account's Smart Home devices list. If you have enabled Alexa Voice Service on your ecobee4, both skills will be automatically enabled and ready for use.

NOTE:Setting the temperature with Alexa will create a "Hold" that will override your ecobee thermostat's schedule and hold that temperature. The duration of the Hold is based on the ecobee thermostat's Hold Action Duration. You can change Hold Action Duration via MAIN MENU > SETTINGS > PREFERENCES > HOLD ACTION DURATION on the ecobee thermostat screen itself or via SETTINGS > PREFERENCES on the ecobee Web Portal.

List of ecobee skill commands

To do this:

Say this:

Check the current temperature at a thermostat or room sensor

"Alexa, what's the thermostattemperature?" OR "Alexa, what's the <thermostat or sensor name> temperature?"

Check the temperature a thermostat is set to

"Alexa, what is the thermostat set to?"OR "Alexa, what is the <thermostat name> set to?"

Set the temperature on a thermostat

"Alexa, set the thermostat to <desired temperature>"OR"Alexa, set <thermostat name> to <desired temperature>"

Increase or decrease a thermostat temperature set point by a set amount

Other Alexa Voice Commands

Here's a small sample of the things you can do with Alexa. Alexa can do so much more than what's listed here, so feel free to experiment!

To find more, sign into the Alexa app or the web portal at alexa.amazon.com. From there, click "Things to Try" for a more comprehensive list of commands, or click "Skills" to search for additional add-on skills to add even more Alexa functionality.

Useful Phrases:

"Alexa, turn up/down the volume"

"Alexa, set volume to <number from 0-10>"

"Alexa, what time is it?"

"Alexa, what can I say?"

"Alexa, stop"

"Alexa, help!"

Questions and Answers:

You can ask Alexa questions about math, science, geography, history, and more. Here are some examples:

"Alexa, Wikipedia <subject>"

"Alexa, convert <units> into <units>"

"Alexa, what the definition of <word>"

"Alexa, how do you spell <word>"

To-Do Lists and Shopping Lists:

By default, Alexa has both a To-Do List and a Shopping List.

You can add items to these lists by saying:

“Alexa, add <item> to my To-Do List”

"Alexa, I need to make an appointment with...".

You can review these lists at any time by signing into the Alexa app or Alexa Web Portal and selecting "Lists" or by saying:

"Alexa, what's my To-Do/Shopping List?"

Weather Forecasts:

To use these features, you'll need to first set your device's location in the Alexa app or Alexa Web Portal. To do so:

Tap "Device Location", "Device Time Zone", and "Measurement Units" to set your location, time zone, and preferred units of measurement (Fahrenheit/Celsius, Miles/Kilometers)

Once this is done, try the following:

"Alexa, what's the weather?"

"Alexa, will it rain tomorrow?"

Traffic and Commuting:

Alexa can tell you how long your commute to work will be.

From the Alexa Web Portal, click/tap "Settings" and then "Traffic", and set a Home location and a Work location.

Once this is done, try the following:

"Alexa, what's my commute?"

"Alexa, how is traffic?"

"Alexa, what's traffic like right now?"

Music and Media:

NOTE: Currently ecobee4 does not support Spotify or Pandora music streaming services.

The ecobee4 currently supports Amazon Music, TuneIn, and iHeartRadio.

You can ask Alexa to play music, podcasts, audiobooks, and more on your ecobee4. When you link your Amazon.com account to your ecobee4, you will automatically have access to any music available in your Amazon Music Library and any audiobooks available in your Audible Library. Amazon Prime members can also listen to music playlists and radio stations.

To learn how to upload your music collection to your Amazon Music Library, click here. Once you’ve done that, here are some voice commands you can use with Alexa and your ecobee4 to play music and media:

Music Controls

"Alexa, play some music"

"Alexa, play music by <artist>"

"Alexa, play <song name>"

"Alexa, play <genre> music"

"Alexa, Stop" or "Alexa, Pause."

"Alexa, Play" or "Alexa, Resume."

"Alexa, Shuffle" or "Alexa, stop Shuffle."

"Alexa, next" (to skip a song)

Radio Controls

Alexa, play <radio station>

Audiobook Controls:

"Alexa, play <title> on Audible" OR "Alexa, read <title>" OR "Alexa, play the book, <title>"